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A mountain of trouble. In 2008, 30 climbers took on K2. Over two disastrous days, 11 of those people would lose their lives. This is the story of what really happened.
K2 is a perfect pyramid that pierces through the clouds of Northern Pakistan. It looks like a kid’s drawing of a mountain - but this terrifying peak is anything but child’s play.
Newlyweds Cecilie Skog and her husband Rolf Bae loved climbing mountains almost as much as they loved one another. In August 2008, they embarked on a honeymoon like no other, when they decided to climb K2. What happened next would change their lives and the lives of everyone around them - forever.
A devastating avalanche scatters high altitude climbers across K2’s steep slopes. Life and death rescue missions quickly get underway. Who can be saved before time runs out?
Historian and podcaster Natalia Mehlman Petrzela returns with a sky-high story of human vs nature, and of survival against all the odds.
What does it really take to push yourself to the brink of human possibility? How does it feel to stand with the whole world at your feet? And is it ever worth risking death in order to feel alive?
Extreme: Peak Danger is Season 2 of Extreme, the BBC podcast about those who chase the impossible, who strive for superhuman status and refuse to accept that life has any limits. Every season tells an unforgettable, action-packed story about people who’ve pushed their minds and bodies to the very edge – but at what cost?
Host and Executive Producer: Natalia Melhman Petrzela
By BBC4.4
114114 ratings
A mountain of trouble. In 2008, 30 climbers took on K2. Over two disastrous days, 11 of those people would lose their lives. This is the story of what really happened.
K2 is a perfect pyramid that pierces through the clouds of Northern Pakistan. It looks like a kid’s drawing of a mountain - but this terrifying peak is anything but child’s play.
Newlyweds Cecilie Skog and her husband Rolf Bae loved climbing mountains almost as much as they loved one another. In August 2008, they embarked on a honeymoon like no other, when they decided to climb K2. What happened next would change their lives and the lives of everyone around them - forever.
A devastating avalanche scatters high altitude climbers across K2’s steep slopes. Life and death rescue missions quickly get underway. Who can be saved before time runs out?
Historian and podcaster Natalia Mehlman Petrzela returns with a sky-high story of human vs nature, and of survival against all the odds.
What does it really take to push yourself to the brink of human possibility? How does it feel to stand with the whole world at your feet? And is it ever worth risking death in order to feel alive?
Extreme: Peak Danger is Season 2 of Extreme, the BBC podcast about those who chase the impossible, who strive for superhuman status and refuse to accept that life has any limits. Every season tells an unforgettable, action-packed story about people who’ve pushed their minds and bodies to the very edge – but at what cost?
Host and Executive Producer: Natalia Melhman Petrzela

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